What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?

0.0043 units per person, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?

44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Cote d'Ivoire

0.1509 units per person

in 2024

Nigeria

0.1466 units per person

in 2023

Cote d'Ivoire rank

32nd

Nigeria rank

35th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Nigeria

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.1509 units per person against 0.1466 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0043 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0963 units per person	0.0881 units per person	0.0082 units per person	Cote d'Ivoire
1980s	0.1182 units per person	0.1572 units per person	0.039 units per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.1099 units per person	0.1419 units per person	0.032 units per person	Nigeria
2000s	0.1084 units per person	0.1433 units per person	0.035 units per person	Nigeria
2010s	0.1307 units per person	0.1245 units per person	0.0062 units per person	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	0.143 units per person	0.1422 units per person	0.0008 units per person	Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Cote d'Ivoire or Nigeria?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.1509 units per person against 0.1466 units per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?: 0.0043 units per person, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.